Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-09

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CHIEF CLERK wALDEcKER, of the bureau of navi-
CATION, Navy department. was to-day presented
Dy the officers of the compass department with q
handsome cane. The presentation was made by
Lieut. Schuetze, and Mr.. Waldecker responded
with few wellchOSen remarks
FIRST LIEUT.. H. R. LEMLY, Sd artillery, has been
detailed for duty as military attache to the U. s.
legation at Bogota, Columbia.
MAJOR JARED A. SMITH, corps OF engineers, has
been ordered from Portland to Fort McClary and
Gerrish's Island, Maine, on public business.
COMMISSIONERS CoLMAN received telegram this
morning from NJ. A. Scoville, president pro tenn
pore OF the National Sugar Growers association,
now In session In st. Louis, OF which the commits
regrets that public duties prevent his attendance
at our present deliberations and its strong Sympa-
@ 1aiies WIN nm IN MS efforts to advance and pro-
mote not only our own industry, but oil those in
0uSIrleS Wilcn promise SO much for the future OF
agriculture"
The ARGUMENTS IN THE TELEPHONE SUITS before
the U. S. Supreme Court, that have occupied most
OF the time OF the court for fortnight, were con-
cluded yesterday, and the judges will now take
under consideration the immense volume OF print
cd matter submitted in the six cases argued.
WHY HE REFUSED TO Do EXTRA DurY.-The
clerk OF the adjutant generals Office who was dis
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directed by the adjutant general, as mentioned in
yesterdays STAR, was VIM. j. H. Hogan, 1343 @
street Mr.. Hogan based his refusal to comply
with the order on the ground that the adjutant
except by order, OF with the approval Of the Secre,
ta tary OF @ War: Ad!utant General Drum sald to-day
tnat the order for extra duty OF the clerks in his
Office, in pension matters which Hogan refused to
obey, was issued by direction OF the Secretary OF
was not made by Hogan previous to his dismissal
ne (Hogan wrote a letter, he said, to the Secre-
tary OF War emphaticaly refusing to obey the
order. Thinking that he might have reached that
decision In a moment OF anger, and would regret
IL, Gen. Drum subsequently gave him an Opportu-
nifty to withdraw the letter and his refusal, II he
SO wished, but Hogan declined the offer, and his
dismissal was the result.
Court granted the petition OF George Nj. Balm, OF
Norfolk, Va, for a writ of habeas corpus and set
the first Monday in March for hearing the mo-
tiOn. The writ will be served by Marshal 7. W.
m M nrng M Ba with the
Its merits. In the meantime MIR. Balm will remain
at the Purcell house, in Norfolk. Mr.. Balm was
and sentenced some weeks ago by Judge Bond, OF
the u s. district court, to the Albany penitentary
Tor 1ve years
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators George, Platt, Kenna, Stamford, Colquitt
and Pugh, Representatives Springer, with II. p.
ShumWay, wife and daughters and Henry Davis,
-, 1AoAoSAo, 0OAAoCOA, OtuOV 1uChcI, Allcl,
Miss Henderson, with Frank Brown and w. Smith
deal or North Carolina; Klmer, with James A.
Ward, Ward, OF Sioux Falls; Pindar, Cobb, Frederick,
Willis Curtin, Clifford and H1scock; E. NJ. Railton,
q @e, OAKLAND Wdsl Cal; NJ J: sunderin Of Watkins
Paddock, OF New York. d. M. Richardson, OF De-
troit; A. Don Dickinson, OF Michigan; w. H. H.
Kussel OF New YORK, and Col +. G. Revells, OF the
Capital City Guards
PRRsoNAL-Thomas B. Kerr, Of Pittsburgh, AK.
Stiles, OF Chicago, and o. s. Teall of New York are
at Wormleya-Wm. Martin, OF Washington, was
IN st. Louis on Monday.-C. B. Cutler, r. L. p.
F1ske, and J.W. Hinkley, OF New York, w. 4. Bing-
ham, Of Boston. and Waiter Lippincott, and 4. j.
Howiett, OF Philadelphia, are at the Arlington
Col. William II. Turner, OF Rhode Island is in the
city for two weeks visits. Katzenstein, for
many years In business In this city, and formerly
connected with the house OF Saks Co., goes to
Admission, Ala, where he will enter1ntO business
Y. s: Treasurer Jordan and Representatives
Hatch, Peters and johnson were registered in
New York last night.-R. G. IngersOn and II.
9e CaStro OF New York are at Welcker's-W. II.
Henderson, G. I. Small, A. j. LIE Jambre of New
YORK, Geo. Eastman OF Rochester and T. E IAh.